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AngryAmish

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17. The US is an multi ethnic society.

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2014, 03:58 PM

Dec 2014

In multi ethnic societies political parties line up by race and ethnicity.

In our Federal system two parties are inevitable. The Rethigs want to be the white party while painting us Dems as the racial minority and aggrieved whites party. It is working.

Unlike the posters above, I would like to think that racial prejudice is a learned behavior. In my look at the science it isn't. It seems innate, part of in group preference. I have been to a goodly part of the world and have read about the rest and racual animosity seems darn close to universal. Russian hate Chechens, Han hate Tibetans, Hutu hate Tutsi, Japanese hate Koreans etc. Etc. Etc.

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GOP Racist Overrated As A Negative. It IS Still Winning Them Elections. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Dec 2014 OP

But how can racism win elections when it's over? Scuba Dec 2014 #1

Not Really Sarcasm. I Believe These Racial Undertones Really Do Play Well. TheMastersNemesis Dec 2014 #4

Excellent post, and yes, a GOP candidate who is openly racist gets MORE votes, randys1 Dec 2014 #2

Yep GummyBearz Dec 2014 #3

republicans run their public propaganda campaigns very similar to how hitler did-in the Jews. Sunlei Dec 2014 #5

I believe racism is learned. It is taught by one upaloopa Dec 2014 #6

I have said this for a long time... Whiskeytide Dec 2014 #7

Their constituents see it as a POSITIVE !!!!!!!! SamKnause Dec 2014 #8

Racism = red meat for conservatives. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #9

+ a zillion or two. hifiguy Dec 2014 #19

Easiest way to win a Republican's heart is to openly hate minorities and make their life harder. Hoyt Dec 2014 #10

Tells you more about their base than anything else. But more of our side voting in local and state kelliekat44 Dec 2014 #11

Conservatives win elections because conservative voters are more disciplined about voting in every Agnosticsherbet Dec 2014 #12

YES! Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #14

The GOP has the Dixiecrats and KKK members, there also have the white supremacy Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #13

I don't think the majority of people are that racist or fundie. ananda Dec 2014 #15

You are right, but the numbers are dwindling. dawg Dec 2014 #16

The US is an multi ethnic society. AngryAmish Dec 2014 #17

LBJ explained this all in 1960 hifiguy Dec 2014 #18